Unexpected Honesty
An Amourshipping Fanfiction
"All right then! Let's get going!" Ash called out to the rest of his friends.
The heroes had finished packing up last night's camp, and, after many checks, a lost wrench and a few explosions, had deemed themselves ready for the next leg of the journey from Anistar City to Laverre City. From there they would go to Lumiose City, where Ash would finally compete in the Kalos League. Serena felt a rush of admiration as she looked at the raven-haired boy on her right. She had watched him train tirelessly day and night, doing his very best in order to enter the Kalos League and make his dream come true. That moment was drawing close; very close. They had just left Anistar City, and were on their way to Laverre City. The journey was going to be difficult, as there was tall mountain range between the two cities. Much to her surprise, Serena wasn't all that scared of what lay in in between them and the next city. She smiled to herself. The Serena from the past would have quailed at the idea of crossing a gigantic mountain like this one, friends or no friends. She really had grown, and it was all thanks to the boy with a Pikachu on his shoulder. Ash had made all of them grow, and he had done it in that frank, strong, yet kindly way of his. He was also extremely dense. The whole world knew that many girls would fall head over heels in love with him, given the chance, some more than others. Serena was no exception. She had had it badly for Ash ever since he fixed her knee for her, all those years ago.
"Hey Serena! Are you gonna stay here or something?" Bonnie's loud voice snapped Serena out of her thoughts. Much to her embarrassment, everyone had already finished packing and were now staring at her. Quickly, she packed her bag and, after a quick check to see if she had forgotten anything, Serena joined the others.
They had reached the foot of the mountain. The heroes had decided to walk up the mountain instead of taking Mamoswine, as it was summertime and there was very little snow, barely two minute's worth of walking. As they made their way up the green mountain, the air was full of cheer. It was so comfortingly normal. Ash was feeding Pikachu an apple while talking to Bonnie. Clemont was telling them facts about the mountain that they were crossing. Serena was dancing a little while walking as she planned out steps for her next Performance. She had been asked to perform as a guest more than once, so she always kept a spare routine handy.
She felt a surge of triumph as she pulled herself up the last of the wall. They had just made their way up a particularly tricky rock wall. It had been scary and fairly dangerous, and Serena was relieved that it was over and done with. "Grant would have loved this," Ash joked, referring to the Cyllage gym leader's obsession with walls. The group laughed, forgetting the difficulty and fear of what had just passed. Trust Ash to cheer the group up. He really was a true leader.
They had just reached the top, and Ash was exulting over the marvellous view. "It really feels like you're about to touch the skies," Clemont said, wonder in his voice. "So pretty," Bonnie breathed. "What a sight for sore eyes," Serena said, as she saw the land stretching away for miles under her. "This is really amazing," Ash whispered, awed by Nature's beauty. "Piika," Pikachu said.
Suddenly, a large metal claw burst out of nowhere and snatched Pikachu off Ash's shoulder. This was followed by a cry of "PI!? PIKA!" from Pikachu and an outraged "What's going on around here!" from Ash. Everybody looked up, determined to catch the people who had performed this crime. As Serena expected, a large hot air balloon was floating about twenty to thirty feet above their heads, the balloon itself fashioned to look like a Meowth, with Pikachu trapped in a glass case under it. The case was fixed to the bottom of the balloon's basket. "Prepare for trouble, little twerps!" Serena scowled. Jessie, James and Meowth, from Team Rocket. They were annoying, irritating, and were hellbent on stealing Ash's Pikachu. "Not you! Give Pikachu back!" Ash yelled, voicing all his hatred for the trio floating above him. "You shut up," Jessie barked. The group scowled at Jessie's rude behaviour. "Now, where were we? Yes! Prepare for trouble, silly little twerps!" Jessie said. "And make it double- OWWW!" James never finished his part of the motto thanks to a well-aimed Boomburst from Ash's Noivern. This action riled Team up no end. "Impudent little twerps!" Jessie cried! "At least have the decency to respect one's motto!" James cried. "I really don't have the time for this!" Ash shouted. "You ready, Noivern?" A loud cry from the Sound Wave Pokemon told Ash that it was ready to go. "All right then! Gourgeist, let's teach the twerps some etiquette!" Jessie said while tossing out a Pokeball. "Okay.. Inkay!" James announced while releasing his Inkay. Wobbuffet was out of its ball anyway. That made a total of three Pokemon. "Let's go! Braixen!" Serena tossed out her beloved partner's Pokeball. Braixen burst out of the ball and poised itself for battle. "Luxray!" Clemont cried while the Gleam Eyes Pokemon appeared in a flash of blue light, and, not unlike Braixen, braced itself for battle.
"Annoying twerps! Gourgeist, Dark Pulse" Jessie yelled. "Inkay! Use Psybeam!" James yelled. "Get ready for my Fury Swipes!" Meowth shouted while it launched itself at the heroes with claws unsheathed.
"Noivern, use Boomburst!" "Braixen, use Scratch!" "Luxray, use Swift!" All three attacks from both sides collided with a loud explosion. The battle continued, and, as usual, the tables were turning in the heroes favour. Finally, with a powerful Fire Blast from Braixen, Team Rocket was sent flying, and Pikachu dropped towards the heroes. It landed just on the edge of the mountaintop. Then the unthinkable happened. The part of the mountain where Pikachu had been standing broke off, and began the hundred and fifty foot drop towards the bottom, taking Pikachu with it.
"NO! Pikachu!" And, with a single jump, Ash leaped off the mountaintop and plummeted down after his best friend.
Terror chilled Serena's veins. No. This couldn't be happening. The boy that she loved was now falling to his death. No. She was not going to let this happen. "Ash, NO! Sylveon, catch him, quick!" Sylveon burst out of its ball and, elongating its feelers, reached down and grabbed the falling boy. Serena ran to the edge of the mountaintop and peered down, straining her eyes to the limit to catch sight of Ash. What she saw made her blood run cold. Ash's head was less than a foot away from the ground. "Pull him up, quick!" Within a minute, Ash was back on top with his friends. Bonnie launched herself at Ash, crying bitterly, while Clemont reached out and gave him a quick hug. "Ash, we thought we had lost you! Why are you so reckless?" Clemont scolded. "Sorry, everyone," Ash said, looking genuinely shamefaced. "Serena-," "Shut up," she hissed. And with those sharp words, she turned around and stalked away towards the bottom of the mountain.
Serena's odd behaviour continued until they reached the Centre and up until dinnertime. She was angry and hurt that Ash had so recklessly jumped off without even giving his friends' feelings a second thought. Finally, while eating dinner, Ash couldn't stand it anymore. "Why are you so angry with me?" he burst out, staring in Serena's direction. The latter maintained a stony silence. "Speak up!" Ash yelled. "Fine!" she yelled, surprising Ash with the sheer anger in her voice. "I'll tell you why I'm mad! I'm mad because you just jumped off that mountaintop without even thinking about how your friends would feel if you didn't make it!" she yelled. "But Clemont and Bonnie are perfectly fine now! Why are YOU so angry!" Ash retorted, surprised and hurt by Serena's sharp words.
"Because I love you, you idiot!"
Author's Note: Welcome back! So, we have an angry Serena who has just blurted out her most carefully guarded secret up until now! How will Ash react? What will Serena do afterwards? Find out in the next chapter, which you can expect anywhere between Wednesday and Sunday. Please review so I can make my stories better for you guys, and hugs and kisses to those who read, followed or favourited my previous stories, it really means a lot to me! Thank you so much to Quality Controlled Amour for accepting me, your stories are so awesome. See you guys soon
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